528
FNUS75 KLKN 181420
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR WATER PIPE...ELKO COUNTY FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
620 AM PST THU DEC 18 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON DECEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
STORM TRACKS KEEPS NORTHERN NV IN THE PATH OF WEATHER
SYSTEMS PASSING JUST TO THE NORTH. WHILE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG
AS WHAT WAS EXPERIENCED ON WEDNESDAY, 18-20 MPH SOUTHWESTERLIES ARE
ANTICIPATED ON THURSDAY. FRIDAY STRONGER WINDS RETURN WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS IN THE 20-30 MPH RANGE AND GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. WHILE A LONG
DURATION PRECIPITATION EVENT ISN'T ANTICIPATED WITH THE NEXT STORM
PASSAGE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS FORECAST FOR THE PRESCRIBED
BURN EVENT AREA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE CONFINED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS
WITH RAIN BEING THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL CLIMB ABOVE 7000
FEET THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6300 FEET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 27 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SNOW THROUGH THE
DAY. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS CLIMB FROM
6200 FEET IN THE EARLY MORNING TO 7000+ FEET DURING
THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.09 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 36 MPH.
FORECASTER...BONGARD
REQUESTED BY...JAKOB VALENA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2527879.0/LKN
.DELDT 12/18/25
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.EMAIL JVALENA@ELKOCOUNTYNV.NET
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